1991 BMW 525I Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 13 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 108,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the seats of the 1991 BMW 525I, 8% of the 13 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 108,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While sitting in my 1991 Bmw 525I the seat suddenly fell backward,and sideways. After removing the seat, and almost completely dissassembling it so I could try to realign the thing long enogh to make it home,I was able to through brute force put it back in place. Later after several subsequent failures I was able to pinpoint the problem.the cables that go between the electric drive motors and the seat adjustment gearboxes were sheathed in a failure-prone plastic! The plastic through time wears and stretches untill the drive cable slips out of gearbox allowing catastrophic failure. …”
NHTSA complaint #10081274, filed 2004-07, 108,000 milesSeats: other model years
Other parts of the 1991 BMW 525I
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1991 BMW 525I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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